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<p>azalia, how did she communicate that fact to Mudd?</p>
<p>@rosstex: Your guidance counselor letter should inform Mudd what level of AP/IB math and science courses are available. If your HS doesn’t offer AP/IB science, Mudd won’t penalize you for not taking it. </p>
<p>@intparent: The average course load is five courses and a lab, which is 16 credits. 128 credits are required to graduate. It is not unusual for students to take six classes (18 credits) during some of their semesters, which is not considered an overload. Taking four classes a semester would put someone on a five-year track.</p>
<p>This link gives a sample guide to the first three semesters (scroll to the bottom): [Common</a> Core](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue-current/academic-program1/common-core.html]Common”>http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue-current/academic-program1/common-core.html)</p>
<p>Here’s a four-year look for physics majors:
[HMC</a> Physics](<a href=“http://physics.hmc.edu/program/]HMC”>Department of Physics at Harvey Mudd College)</p>
<p>And chemistry:
[Chemistry</a> Schedule](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/academicdepartments/chemistry/curriculum1/schedule.html]Chemistry”>http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/academicdepartments/chemistry/curriculum1/schedule.html)</p>
<p>To be honest, I am not sure he expressly communicated it, but I think that one of his teachers or the guidance counselor who wrote the recommendation did. The school was real big on creativity (philosophically no AP courses because the school doesn’t “teach to the test” etc.). In describing the school and how he fit into it, I expect it was covered. He may have talked about it in his interview.</p>
<p>I am also a freshman at HMC who prioritizes sleep. Last semester, I spent about 3 hours on homework for each hour in class, or about 30 hours a week. I didn’t socialize that much, but would have been able to.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers! Mudd sounds awesome.</p>
<p>Hi, not sure if anyone is around to answer questions lol but I’ll just ask…
I am an Asian international student, girl, considering to applying to HMC.
I need an FA that covers around half of the cost. I’m aware that only a handful of student receive that each year. Just wondering (1) what is the prospect of getting admitted if I apply FA in ED, as compared to that in RD? and (2) Have you seen any international student who got in with FA in ED?
Although I reasoned that chances of getting in thru ED is usually better, my college adviser implied that the opposite is true when one seeks FA (for ISs). Also I noticed that Pomona College does not allow international students to apply FA in ED…
So… the answer to this question will matter a lot to whether I should apply early or regular. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>And I just found out from a thread below that even across the whole pool of international students the chance of getting FA is pretty low. well. But still, it would be nice to know if there is a difference applying RD and ED (and if ED+FA is an absolute no ><).</p>
<p>I don’t know if anyone can answer this with statistics. The Common Data Set does not break down FA in this way. Haven’t seen too many international students out on this forum who might be able to tell you how it went for them. I am not aware of other colleges treating ED applicants differently in this respect, but I see you are correct about Pomona’s limitation. </p>